1960 Tulsa Oilers Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 76-68
Finished 3rd in the TL
Manager: Vern Benson (76-68)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 111,835, Avg. 1,553
1960 Tulsa Oilers Roster

Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 3 games, San Antonio Missions 1
Finals - Tulsa Oilers 3 games, Victoria Rosebuds 0

The Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League ended the 1960 season with a record of 76 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the TL.

The Oilers scored 823 runs, best in the league. Tulsa gave up 729 runs. Harry Watts led the team with 26 home runs, while Harry Keister, Fred Whitfield, Jim Hickman and Jimmie Schaffer each walloped 15 or more, too. Harry Watts drove in 99 runs. Jim Hickman paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .323 average. Ted Thiem and Clint Stark topped the squad with 12 wins each, and Dick Hughes recorded a 3.71 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1960 Tulsa Oilers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Craig Anderson, Jim Beauchamp, Bob Blaylock, Jerry Buchek, Harry Fanok, Julio Gotay, Jim Hickman, Dick Hughes, Tom Hughes, Ray Katt, Von McDaniel, Jim O'Rourke, Gordie Richardson, Jimmie Schaffer and Fred Whitfield.

Vern Benson served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Ted Thiem1201.0003.772563086.0863936628150106
Clint Stark1211.5223.773029102186.01769578610621325016
Dick Hughes108.5563.713225103189.0146947818131316610014
Bob Blaylock1012.4554.78382060145.016991771054395408
Gordie Richardson87.5334.50322142140.01418870889365317
Craig Anderson64.6001.683043091.0822817143142001
Lynn Rube45.4444.6018151090.0845646460134507
William Carpenter33.5004.971421038.0392621122212304
Fred Walker34.4294.89960046.0463125334037103
James Hemric25.2865.763010050.0613832433545402
Ernest Lewis101.00070.00
Von McDaniel101.0007.591220032.0392927314017204
Tom Hughes11.50070.00
Billy Tolar11.5003.481300031.0241512318416201
Charles Harris13.2503.891250037.0382316325014003
Pedro Carrillo50.0
Harry Fanok0010.00
Fred Koenig0080.00
James Turk01.00060.00
Totals7565.5364.15329136038701161.011316535357065725725401760

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Fred Whitfield138559520741612572289532875.310.342.512.854266218
Harry Keister139602512901402981693338182.273.371.455.826233144
Harry Watts1415895337614029226993145113.263.321.471.792251263
Arthur Burnett1376205011111292411126815610691.257.387.421.808211427
Jim Hickman11148639391127231015611208475.323.444.547.991215342
Jim Beauchamp1265274547211721712552965495.258.344.414.7581887102
Jimmie Schaffer12045737866942212169027073.249.366.479.845181243
Fred Koenig10130727153801801031222559.295.363.472.835128542
Julio Gotay6127023249701121345603328.302.393.534.928124230
Jerry Buchek361531292543111119111829.333.421.457.87859312
Ron Kabbes461861582639103022212435.247.348.348.69655121
Bob Boyer2812210692731417341422.255.339.415.75444011
Dick Hughes42868112191211102324.235.262.333.59527020
Richard Rogers298170121831316001017.257.346.457.80332001
Ray Katt3410184111731112001310.202.303.298.60125022
Jim O'Rourke1458521014402900513.269.345.462.80624100
Gordie Richardson325242411200300314.262.311.310.62113070
Ted Thiem26363351021390007.303.294.697.99123021
Carlos Dore1128265921020224.346.393.500.89313000
Bob Blaylock38625749202700424.158.213.298.51117010
Clint Stark31726417000100523.109.174.109.2837030
Craig Anderson3028261600040014.231.259.231.4906010
Lynn Rube1835310600010017.194.219.194.4126030
Von McDaniel1214132310020013.231.286.308.5934000
Salvador Betancourt4442.500.500.5001.0002
Billy Tolar13980200000003.250.250.250.5002010
Fred Walker916162.125.125.125.2502
Charlie Garris2441.250.250.250.5001
William Carpenter1410101100000002.100.100.100.2001000
Charles Harris1212100100010003.100.091.100.1911011
Tom Hughes710101.100.100.100.2001
James Hemric3018170100000003.059.059.059.1181010
Ernest Lewis7220000.000.000.000.0000
James Turk6110000.000.000.000.0000
Totals1605561748488101307246591647468133630938.270.355.446.801216303366400


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Fred Whitfield1B12710718516127.9869.102
Fred Koenig1B1913611320.9807.737
Harry Watts2B14035239332117.9595.321
Arthur Burnett3B1341072833530.9182.910
Fred Koenig3B15112142.8892.133
Jimmie SchafferC11460466911.9875.87714
Ray KattC241501241.9766.7502
Richard RogersC1660530.9564.0621
Jim BeauchampCF1143021093.9722.737
Jim HickmanCF2962110.9842.172
Jim HickmanLF85160690.9491.953
Fred KoenigLF2234111.9721.591
Bob BoyerLF2136350.8861.857
Jim O'RourkeLF1317210.9501.462
Bob BlaylockP3842522.935.763
Gordie RichardsonP32102813.9741.188
Dick HughesP3253551.8891.250
Clint StarkP3043321.9491.233
James HemricP300721.778.233
Craig AndersonP3021310.938.500
Ted ThiemP25921021.0001.200
Lynn RubeP18132213.9721.944
William CarpenterP145820.867.929
Billy TolarP1306011.000.462
Von McDanielP1224011.000.500
Charles HarrisP125810.9291.083
Fred WalkerP9.000
Fred KoenigP8.000
Ernest LewisP7.000
Tom HughesP7.000
James TurkP6.000
Pedro CarrilloP5.000
Harry FanokP1.000
Harry KeisterRF138224883.9671.681
Julio GotaySS601151803052.9084.917
Ron KabbesSS46661341420.9354.348
Jerry BuchekSS3677931032.9444.722
Totals148236431524211434.9613.4871700

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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